Monday, August 08, 2011
Test Your Environmental IQ
Class Policies & Procedures
Activity: Find Someone Who…
Essay: My Summer Vacation (describe what you did outside and elaborate using your five senses, for example, don’t just tell me you went to the beach, describe how the sand felt, hearing the waves, the smell of the ocean, etc.) Should be at least a page in length.
Standard: SEV1: Students will investigate the flow of energy and cycling of matter within an ecosystem and relate these phenomena to human society. a.Interpret biogeochemical cycles including hydrologic, nitrogen, phosphorus, oxygen, and carbon cycles. Recognize that energy is not recycled in ecosystems. Tuesday, August 09
Raider Rev Up: Define 1. Observe 2. Inquire
Activity: Tragedy of Commons
WS: Understanding the Vocabulary of the Standard
Drawing: Biogeochemical Cycles
Wednesday, August 10
Raider Rev Up: What is environmental science the study of?
Work on Biogeochemical Cycles drawings
Thursday, August 11
Raider Rev: How do humans affect CO2 in the atmosphere?
Finish drawing the cycles
WS: Interpreting the Cycles
Friday, August 12
Raider Rev: Where do we get our energy from?
WS: Interpreting the Cycles
Monday, August 15 Raider Rev: Why are the matter cycles important? Whiteboarding Activity: Share answers from Friday’s WS Word Wall assignments
Tuesday, August 16 Raider Rev: How do you personally affect the water cycle? Word Wall activity continued & finished Make a vocab list from the Word Wall
Standard: SEV1: b. Relate energy changes to food chains, food webs, and to trophic levels in a generalized ecosystem, recognizing that entropy is a primary factor in the loss of usable food energy during movement up the trophic levels. d. Relate the cycling of matter and the flow of energy to the Laws of Conservation of matter and energy. Identify the role and importance of decomposers in the recycling process. Wednesday, August 17 Raider Rev: What is the difference between abiotic and biotic factors in an ecosystem? Notes: Food chains, food webs, and energy flow WS: #3 “A Food Web” & #4 “Biological Pyramids”
Thursday, August 18 Raider Rev: What is the difference between a food chain and a food web? Activity: Make Your Own Food Chain & Food Web
Friday, August 19 Raider Rev: Why are decomposers so important? Finish Food Chain Activity Notes: Laws of Conservation of Matter & Energy; Population Growth WS: Finding a Niche in a New Environment
Monday, August 22 Raider Rev: What are examples of abiotic factors? Finish WS: Finding a Niche Discuss Food Web worksheets and Niche worksheet Crossword Puzzle for Review
Tuesday, August 23 Raider Rev: What are detritivores? Review Activity Final Questions
Wednesday, August 24 Raider Rev: Study! Tests: Matter Cycling & Energy Flow WS: Old bio book, Chapter 4.1
SEV2: Students will demonstrate an understanding that the Earth is one interconnected system. a.Describe how the abiotic components (water, air, and energy) affect the biosphere.
Thursday, August 25 Raider Rev: Distinguish between climate and weather. Notes: Abiotic Components and the Biosphere Lab: Greenhouse Effect
Friday, August 26 Raider Rev: What force drives winds and ocean currents? Finish Lab: Greenhouse Effect WS: Locating Biomes
SEV2: b. Recognize and give examples of the hierarchy of the biological entities of the biosphere. c.Characterize the components that define a Biome (Abiotic factors to include precipitation, temperature and soils)(Biotic factors –plant and animal adaptations that create success in that biome)
Monday, August 29 Raider Rev: What is the difference between latitude and longitude? Discuss Levels of Biological Organization Ecosystem Project-assignment, choose partner, expectations, start research Research in Media Center 12:15-1:15
Tuesday, August 30 Raider Rev: none….report directly to media center Finish research 11:45-12:45 12:45-1:15, back in class, plan posters
Wednesday, August 31 Raider Rev: What is the main heat-trapping gas in the atmosphere? Ecosystem project: construct posters and plan for speeches
Test Your Environmental IQ
Class Policies & Procedures
Activity: Find Someone Who…
Essay: My Summer Vacation (describe what you did outside and elaborate using your five senses, for example, don’t just tell me you went to the beach, describe how the sand felt, hearing the waves, the smell of the ocean, etc.) Should be at least a page in length.
Standard: SEV1: Students will investigate the flow of energy and cycling of matter within an
ecosystem and relate these phenomena to human society.
a.Interpret biogeochemical cycles including hydrologic, nitrogen, phosphorus, oxygen, and carbon cycles. Recognize that energy is not
recycled in ecosystems.
Tuesday, August 09
Raider Rev Up: Define 1. Observe 2. Inquire
Activity: Tragedy of Commons
WS: Understanding the Vocabulary of the Standard
Drawing: Biogeochemical Cycles
Wednesday, August 10
Raider Rev Up: What is environmental science the study of?
Work on Biogeochemical Cycles drawings
Thursday, August 11
Raider Rev: How do humans affect CO2 in the atmosphere?
Finish drawing the cycles
WS: Interpreting the Cycles
Friday, August 12
Raider Rev: Where do we get our energy from?
WS: Interpreting the Cycles
Monday, August 15
Raider Rev: Why are the matter cycles important?
Whiteboarding Activity: Share answers from Friday’s WS
Word Wall assignments
Tuesday, August 16
Raider Rev: How do you personally affect the water cycle?
Word Wall activity continued & finished
Make a vocab list from the Word Wall
Standard: SEV1: b. Relate energy changes to food chains, food webs, and to trophic levels in a generalized ecosystem, recognizing that entropy is a primary factor in the loss of usable food energy during movement up the trophic levels. d. Relate the cycling of matter and the flow of energy to the Laws of Conservation of matter and energy. Identify the role and importance of decomposers in the recycling process.
Wednesday, August 17
Raider Rev: What is the difference between abiotic and biotic factors in an ecosystem?
Notes: Food chains, food webs, and energy flow
WS: #3 “A Food Web” & #4 “Biological Pyramids”
Thursday, August 18
Raider Rev: What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
Activity: Make Your Own Food Chain & Food Web
Friday, August 19
Raider Rev: Why are decomposers so important?
Finish Food Chain Activity
Notes: Laws of Conservation of Matter & Energy; Population Growth
WS: Finding a Niche in a New Environment
Monday, August 22
Raider Rev: What are examples of abiotic factors?
Finish WS: Finding a Niche
Discuss Food Web worksheets and Niche worksheet
Crossword Puzzle for Review
Tuesday, August 23
Raider Rev: What are detritivores?
Review Activity
Final Questions
Wednesday, August 24
Raider Rev: Study!
Tests: Matter Cycling & Energy Flow
WS: Old bio book, Chapter 4.1
SEV2: Students will demonstrate an understanding that the Earth is one interconnected system. a.Describe how the abiotic components (water, air, and energy) affect the biosphere.
Thursday, August 25
Raider Rev: Distinguish between climate and weather.
Notes: Abiotic Components and the Biosphere
Lab: Greenhouse Effect
Friday, August 26
Raider Rev: What force drives winds and ocean currents?
Finish Lab: Greenhouse Effect
WS: Locating Biomes
SEV2: b. Recognize and give examples of the hierarchy of the biological entities of the biosphere. c.Characterize the components that define a Biome (Abiotic factors to include precipitation, temperature and soils)(Biotic factors –plant and animal adaptations that create success in that biome)
Monday, August 29
Raider Rev: What is the difference between latitude and longitude?
Discuss Levels of Biological Organization
Ecosystem Project-assignment, choose partner, expectations, start research
Research in Media Center 12:15-1:15
Tuesday, August 30
Raider Rev: none….report directly to media center
Finish research 11:45-12:45
12:45-1:15, back in class, plan posters
Wednesday, August 31
Raider Rev: What is the main heat-trapping gas in the atmosphere?
Ecosystem project: construct posters and plan for speeches
CONTINUE TO SEPTEMBER DAILY AGENDAS